Modern Art Against Moorish Arches: Taylor and Ben's Wedding at the Merv Griffin Estate

Taylor and Ben took their wedding out to the California desert and held it at the Merv Griffin Estate. They chose to push the look modern, and that decision matters for anyone considering the property. The estate's built character is Spanish and Moorish, and its grounds are lined with palms. A couple who wants a contemporary, art-led wedding there isn't starting from a blank room. They're working against a strong existing style. What makes this one worth studying is that they kept that architecture and set a modern design against it. For a bride weighing the estate, the takeaway is that the venue's Old World shell can work as the backdrop instead of the theme. The account of the day credits COJ Events by name, so that's the team to ask about how it came together.

With reporting from Style Me Pretty.